EUROFIGHTER WOOS TURKEY

ANKARA [MENL] -- European Union nations have been wooing Turkey to purchasethe Eurofighter. Turkish officials said the Eurofighter consortium has held meetings withTurkey's Defense Ministry and air force for the supply of the EurofighterTyphoon. The officials said the consortium has presented the EurofighterTyphoon as an interim aircraft until Turkey receives the first F-35 JointStrike Fighter from the United States in 2015.